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1 Ms. Dusenbury said the Douglas plan is not to build Section 8 housing which is typically very 2 low income. She said they will have no subsidized rent, that tenants must be able to pay rent. 3 She has letters from several cities in North and South Carolina that show low numbers of crime 4 calls in their developments, noting that the Villas at Forest Paxk had only S0+ calls in the last 5 year. Dusenbury said this is an opportunity for Kannapolis to invest HOME funds without losing 6 money. 7 8 Mayor Misenheimer commended Ms. Dusenbury on the success of the Villas at Forest Park. He 9 questioned why the City would want to put this type housing in this area so near an elementary i 0 school. 11 12 Ms. Dusenbury said they have found that it is good for families with children to be close to a 13 school for their children. She said partnering with a local government would also give the local 14 government more control. 15 16 Mayor Misenheimer said Kannapolis Police are very concerned about low income housing and i 7 the potential rise in crime in these areas. He said others are concerned about the lack of good 18 upkeep on the property. He told of an incident with a coach at one of the Kannapolis City 19 Schools where a family couldn't go outside because of the type of people who lived near him in 20 alow-income housing community. 21 22 Ms. Dusenbury said this is why they are so willing to work with the Police Department. She said 23 Douglas Development would be agreeable to having off duty police as security guards. 24 25 Mayor Pro-tem McCombs asked if there is still a demand for senior housing in Kannapolis. Ms. 26 Dusenbury said she was not sure but believes there is more of a demand for family housing. She 27 said their plan includes eight one bedroom units and these would be suitable for seniors. 28 24 Ms. Dusenbury said Douglas Development plans to build senior apartment communities in 30 Concord and Salisbury and aloes-income family apartment community in Winston-Salem. Each 31 of those cities has approved loans to Douglas Development for these communities. 32 33 The Public Works Department has determined that there is sufficient sewer capacity to 34 accommodate this development. 35 36 Council Member Cauthen agrees there is a need for low income housing all over the state. He 37 was in law enforcement for 27 years and understands the concerns of the Police Department. 38 Mr. Cauthen thinks this is a terrible location and knows that the crime calls generally do not 39 come from the tenants, but from visitors. He said they have already committed to the Carver 40 Community project and he can't support to putting low incame housing in the Forest Park area 41 because of that location. 42 43 Council Member Kincaid asked if Douglas Development still owns all their properties. Ms. 44 Dusenbury said yes, they have never sold any properties they have developed. Council Member 45 Haas has looked at both the Carver project and the Douglas Development proposal and has tried 46 to decide which would benei"it the City more. He thinks Carver is a worthy project but it would City Council Minutes May 10, 2010 G-3 Attachment number 6 Page 189